Category: Campus News
Ģý Pickleball Club partners with nonprofits for tournament
April is Parkinson’s disease awareness month, and the Dr. John C. Stevens Pickleball for Parkinson’s Tournament and Resource Fair is set to take place April 29 in the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center at Ģý to raise money for the local chapter of the Davis Phinney Foundation. The … Continued
Maples to speak at upcoming Ģý chapel
Motivational speaker, author and writing consultant Nika Maples (‘96) will be speaking at an Ģý Chapel event at 11 a.m. on April 10 in Moody Coliseum, discussing a lifelong journey that began here. During Maples’ sophomore year at Ģý, she suffered a Lupus-induced stroke that led to quadriplegia. Her life was turned upside … Continued
Spring break trips enhance learning opportunities for students
Spring break provided an opportunity for numerous Ģý undergraduate students in various departments to further their learning in unique environments. Pre-Law Ghana Trip For the second year in a row, Ģý pre-law students partnered with Pepperdine Caruso Law’s Sudreau Global Justice Institute and the Wildcat Academics on Mission program to shadow legal attorneys … Continued
Ģý’s Sing Song returns to Moody Coliseum
Ģý’s 67th annual Sing Song will return to its longtime home, Moody Coliseum, for the first time since 2020 after taking place in alternate locations and formats the past two years during the pandemic and the renovation of Moody. Showtimes are March 31 at 8 p.m. and April 1 at 2 p.m. … Continued
Ģý partners with UGS, eCampus for campus store
Ģý is partnering with University Gear Shop and eCampus.com for the operation of branded merchandise and textbooks and course materials beginning March 14. UGS will be the provider for Ģý’s in-person campus store, as well as extended campus locations and a gear shop website with a deep inventory of branded merchandise and … Continued
Ģý Marriage and Family Institute offers free EMDR therapy for second year in a row
The Marriage and Family Institute at Ģý is providing five sessions of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy at no cost from now through June 30, 2023, thanks in part to a grant from the Community Foundation of Abilene. EMDR therapy is a psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma … Continued
Swinney Financial Markets Lab at Ģý provides new technology, work space for students
Ģý’s new Swinney Financial Markets Lab in the Mabee Business Building celebrated a grand opening Feb. 24 with tours and a reception. The Swinney Financial Markets Lab gives students in the College of Business Administration access to real-world information and cutting-edge technology, including a Bloomberg terminal. The 40-seat lab provides a home for … Continued
Ģý names Stephen Johnson chief executive officer at Ģý Dallas
Dr. Stephen Johnson has been named chief executive officer of Ģý Dallas, a branch campus of Ģý. Johnson has served the university for 22 years, most recently as vice president and chief administrative officer at the Dallas campus, where he led the expansion of the university by opening the branch campus and expanding … Continued
Ģý’s spring Summit to focus on the ‘Living Word’
Registration is under for the spring event of Ģý’s 116th year of Summit, March 30-31, with the theme of “Living Word.” Summit’s two-day format is centered around intentional groups for those with similar interests or leadership roles, and for Spring 2023, those communities include family ministry, Hispanic ministry, preaching ministry and worship ministry. There will … Continued